HANDLE APPARATUS AND ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME

摘要

An electrical switching apparatus includes a circuit breaker device having a molded housing with line and load ends, plural terminals disposed from the housing, and first and second handle devices. The terminals electrically and mechanically engage a circuit breaker mounting block. The first and second handle devices engage the housing at or about the respective line and load ends. Th e handle devices remove the circuit breaker device from the mounting block. Each of t he handle devices includes an insulative barrier having a first portion, a seco nd portion and a third portion. The first portion at least partially covers a corresponding one of the housing ends. The second portion is coupled to the housing at or about t he corresponding one of the housing ends. The third portion is structured to be manually grasped in order to pull the insulative barrier together with the circuit breaker device away from the mounting block.